Xabi Alonso Praises Romeo Lavia After 90-Minute Mental Block

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Xabi Alonso Praises Romeo Lavia After 90-Minute Mental Block

Alonso said Lavia had a “mental block” about playing 90 minutes, so Chelsea let him push through despite fatigue. “He was tired, but I said let him play,” Alonso said, adding Lavia finished exhausted but “really happy.” The comments frame the midfielder’s full-match outing as a confidence step under Chelsea’s new manager after injury-hit seasons in preseason.

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